Girdle with dual body walls united by front and rear panels



s. GRISHMAN 3,043,313

GIRDLE WITH DUAL BODY WALLS UNITED BY FRONT AND REAR PANELS July 10, 1962 Filed Nov. 10, 1960 mmvroze. 5/M0/v GRLSHMAN HTTORNEY 3,043,313 GIRDLE WITH DUAL BODY WALLS UNITED BY FRONT AND REAR PANELS Simon Grishman, Yonkers, N.Y., assignor to William Gluckin & Company, Inc., New York, N.Y., a corporation of New York Filed Nov. 10, 1960, Ser. No. 68,527 3 Claims. (Cl. 128-547) This invention relates to girdles, wherein the main body portion of the girdle comprises dual body walls disposed at sides and front and rear portions of the girdle, these dual body walls being united with front and rear panels. More particularly, the invention deals with a girdle of the Character described, wherein the inner wall of each of the dual body walls extends from the upper waistband end of the girdle to positions closely adjacent the lower ends of the front and rear panels of the girdle and, wherein, the upper edge portion of the outer wall terminates short of the upper end of the girdle and the forward end portion of said outer Wall terminates at its lower end short of the lower end of the front panel.

Still more particularly, the invention deals with a structure of the character described, wherein said dual body walls are each composed of all-way stretch material, which include elastic upper and lower edge portions and, further, wherein the back panel is preferably extensible in a vertical direction.

The novel features of the invention will be best understood from the following description, when taken together with the accompanying drawing, in which certain embodiments of the invention are disclosed and, in which, the separate parts are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views and, in which:

FIG. 1 is a front view diagrammatically illustrating a girdle made according to my invention, with the parts arranged flatly one upon the other.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the structure shown in FIG. 1, again, with the parts of the girdle arranged one upon the other; and

FIG. 3 is an enlarged diagrammatic sectional view on the line 3--3 of FIG. 1, with no attempt to illustrate structural characteristics of the parts shown.

Considering FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawing, represents a front panel, generally of the outline contour noted in FIG. 1 and preferably made of substantially nonextensible material of any type or kind, the panel having narrow upper and lower ends 11 and 12. The side edges of the panel are curved at the upper end portions, as indicated at 13, where the lower side edges 14 are generally straight and contracted in the direction of the end 12, thus leaving on the panel substantially pointed ends 15 widely spaced at the front of the garment and positioned preferably in alinement with the abdominal portion of the 'body of the wearer using the garment.

The panel 10 is preferably reinforced by crossed portions 16 which, in the construction shown, are defined by parallel lines of stitchings, diagrammatically illustrated at 17. In this connection and aside from the illustration of the stitchings 17, no attempt has been made to illustrate other stitching operations throughout the garment At 18 I have shown a back panel contracted at its upper end 19 and fashioned to form fullness, substantially at the area 20, and this back panel is preferably made of one way stretch material, the stretch being vertical with respect to the upper and lower edges of the garment. It will be understood that both panels 10 and 18 are, for the major portion thereof, circumferentially wide.

The girdle is formed of dual body walls 21, 21' and, as both of these dual wall structures are identical, the brief description of one will apply to both and like references will designate like parts. Each dual wall structure nited States Patent comprises an inner wall or sheet 22 and an outer wall or sheet 23, both being preferably formed of all-way stretch material of any type or kind.

It will clearly appear from a consideration of FIGS. 2 and 3 of the drawing that the upper edge portion 24 of the inner wall or sheet terminates in alinement with upper edge portions 11, 19 of the panels 10, 18, respectively, defining what may be termed the upper waistband portion 25 of the garment. Suitably stitched with extensible stitchings to the inner surface of the edge portion 24 is a relatively wide elastic 26 which provides a belt-like portion at the waistband 25 of the garment. Here again, it is pointed out that no attempt in the cross-sectional showing of FIG. 3 is made to illustrate structural characteristics of the parts. It will also be apparent that the band or belt-like structure 26 extends the full circumference of the waistband 25, in other words, is also disposed upon inner surfaces of the front and rear panels. A

similarf elastic is attached to the inner surface of the lower edge porti0n'27 of the wall or sheet 22, as diagrammatically indicated by the dotted line 28.

' The lower edge 27 of the wall or sheet 22 terminates at its forward end substantially in alinement with the lower end 12 of the front panel, as indicated at 29; whereas, the rear end of said lower edge is positioned adjacent the lower end of the backpanel 18, as indicated at 30', the latter being preferably slightly above the lower end of the back panel. It will be understood that the front and rear edges of the walls or sheets 22 are suitably stitched to the edge portions 13, 14 of the front panel and the side edge portions 18' of the back panel 18. The outer wall or sheet 23 of each dual body wall 21, 21' has its upper edge portion 31 terminating short of the upper edge portion 24, as clearly illustrated in FIG. 3 of the drawing, and secured to the inner surface of said upper edge portion and extending only between the front and rear panels is an elastic 32, preferably narrower than the elastic 26. It will be noted that the edge portions 24 and 31 are parallel to each other.

It will be understood from the illustration in FIG. 3

of the drawing that the walls or sheets 22, 23 will have.

finished edges both at the top and bottom thereof, but no attempt is made to show such finished edges in FIG 3, as these finishes are well known in the art. The elastic 32 is also secured to the wall or sheet 23 by well known extensible stitchings.

The lower edge portion 33 of each ofthe walls or sheets 23 are curved and extend from the lower end of the back panel 18, as indicated at 34, to a position well above the lower end 12 of the panel 10, as indicated at 35, and it is preferred that the forward ends 35 of these lower edges 33 register substantially with the crossed reinforced portions 16, as clearly illustrated in FIG. 1; whereas, the upper ends of these crossed portions extend to positions closely adjacent the attachment of the forward ends of the upper edge portions 31 with the panel 10, again as illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawing. The lower edge portions 33 also include on their inner surfaces elastics 28, similar to the elastics 28 employed on the lower edges of the inner walls or sheets 22. It will also appear from a consideration of FIG. 1 of the drawing that the elastic 28 is extended over the lower edge portion of the back panel 18 simply to provide a finish to this lower edge portion.

By constructing a garment in accordance with the arrangement of dual body walls, as defined, the stresses edge portions is obviated and, in actual use, the elastic belt-like portion 26 is disposed slightly above the waist band portion of the body of the wearer, thus the outer walls or sheets act independently in engagement with the body andin support of the girdle upon the body of the wearer to prevent shifting movement of the girdle on the wearer. In other Words, it will be understood that the strain across the edge portions 31 with a force in the direction-of the front panel 10 will tend to draw the back panel 18 firmly in engagement with the small of the back at a point below the band or elastic 26 and the same action will take place at the front portion of the garment when the stress or strain is rearward, the elastics 32 tending to draw the front panel inwardly at a position adjacent, but below, the band or elastic 26. It will also be understood that the wide spacing of the lower edge portions 27 and 33 with respect to each other will provide for free leg movement of the wearer while, at the same time, maintaining full support of the abdomen, particularly through the outer wall or sheets 23, the forward edge-portions of which are higher on the garment, thus accomplishing this desired result.

This application is a continuation-in-part of the structure disclosed in my prior application Serial Number 19,823; filed April 4, 1960.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A girdle comprising a front panel having narrow upper and lower ends, a circumferentially wide rear panel, dual body walls between said panels, each of said body walls defining the entire side and partial front and rear parts of the girdle, forward and rear' edges of said body walls being attached to the front and rear panels, each of said dual body walls comprising two relatively movable overlapped inner and outer sheets of all-Way stretch material, the forward edge of one sheet extending substantially the full depth of the girdle, the rear edge of said sheet extending from the upper edge portion of the girdle to a position closely adjacent the lower edge portion thereof, and the upper edge of the other of said sheets being adjacent and spaced from the upper edge of the first named sheet throughout the length thereof.

2. A girdle as defined in claim 1, wherein said second named sheets have lower edges extending from the lower end of the back panel to a position widely spaced with respect to the lower edge of the front panel.

3. A girdle as defined in claim 2, wherein said front panel includes crossed reinforcing portions extending the major portion of the height of the front panel and from the forward lower edge ofthe second named sheets to a position adjacent the forward upperedge of said second named sheets References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,524,433 Gutscho'w Jan, 27, 1925 2,661,002 Silverman' Dec. 1, 1953 2,897,823 'Scheinbe'rg Aug. 4, 1959 FOREIGN- PATENTS 7 523,504 Belgium Oct. 3 1, 1953 

